and it just keeps getting funner! if you are trying to get something done at the korean bank today or go to the doctor’s office or maybe visit a local tiny hole in the wall, well you should just stay home. AGAIN. because it’s yet another holiday! apparently the whole month is a holiday.
today is Buddah’s birthday! and i guess it’s as important as Jesus’ back home cuz everyone has a day off again, except your major chains. it’s raining cats and dogs outside though, which is a bummer because that means i can’t get out and about to observe what is supposed to be done on a Buddah’s birthday. do they not eat meat today? do they do a lot of meditation? do they have special rituals, or cakes or presents? my parents think it probably has something to do with going to a buddhist temple, having a special service there and eating a special meal. but i think they are guessing. i do see special pretty lanterns hung everywhere on the street though. back home in hawaii they were only hung at the korean buddhist temples.
but until next year, the rest of it shall have to remain a mystery to me.
